Yellowband Wrasse

Scientific Name: Cirrhilabrus luteovittatus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 12cm
Identification: TP - Variable with maroon to red head and upper body, red to violet belly; broad pale red to yellow stripe from pectoral fin to tail base, black wedge-shaped mark below pectoral fin base.
Favourite: Form aggregations.
Hide-out: Rubble around lagoon patch reefs in 7-30m.
Location: Localized - E. Caroline and Marshall Is. in Micronesia (rare at Johnston Atoll).